Fresh out of juvie, eighteen-year-old Frank Moreno returns home to the same problems he'd left —- his older sister's precarious life with her pimping boyfriend, drugs and easy money. In order to protect his sister, Frankie's forced to do a little work for her pimp. He quickly finds himself pulled back into the dark world of crime. He senses his longtime girlfriend pulling away, but he's determined to get his sister, and himself, away from her abusive boyfriend — even if it forces him to leave his girl and his friends behind. Gang rivalry doesn't die easily. His best buddies continue to pull at him, searching for his leadership, but Frankie's done, ready to leave that world. With help from his mentor, an ex-gang leader himself, they plan an escape to a new life. Will Frankie's complicated past put an end to his dreams?